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disgust

[dis-guhst, dih-skuhst] / dɪsˈgʌst, dɪˈskʌst /




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The Lakers star waved his hand in mock disgust toward Hachimura.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

While all his experiences up to 2016 were instructive, they couldn’t buffer the shock and disgust of the backlash to his protest.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026

Somewhere, Jonathan Gold is shaking his head in disgust.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Hodgkinson jokingly removed her medal in disgust when asked how she felt after the final.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

“I see they got the power back on down in Brickell,” Patience said with disgust.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

“These past few nights we’ve seen a level that disgusts every good person in this city,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025

Monica Missio, the mother of victim Nicholas Cleves, told the courtroom: "It disgusts me that he gets to wake up every day while my son does not."

From BBC ● May 18, 2023

“It really disgusts me,” said Romain Le Riguer, a 20-year-old literature student, who had spontaneously come to the plaza.

From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

“To know that the FBI could have helped to avoid this trauma disgusts me.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

“Your sitzpinkling disgusts me,” Hassan said, but he gave the Hearse some extra gas and shot past the exit.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

"Theaker's former colleagues, and the force, have all been left shocked and disgusted by his actions and the long-term impact they have had on his victim."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Tristan Essex, whose grandmother, Jessie Stockdale, was one of the 35 bodies found at Legacy, said he was "absolutely disgusted" by the letter.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

If you’re not disgusted by this devolution in protocol, I’m not sure what can possibly disgust you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned about a growing parasitic outbreak that causes explosive diarrhea, which has delighted and disgusted the internet, because of course it has.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

The woman shook her head again, and this time she looked disgusted.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

It’s an unabashedly disgusting R-rated horror entry that plays with a longstanding suspicion of mine: There’s something scary about Method actors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Vance said he was “disgusted”—not by the disgusting ad, but by the Republicans who criticized it and who should instead “stop whining.”

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

In an open letter to The Columbus Dispatch newspaper, the city's former mayor Michael Coleman called the ad "the most vile, disgusting and lowest point I have ever seen in 35 years of political engagement."

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

It’s Hurts’ turn to receive some of that same criticism, I suppose, but what fuels it is especially disgusting.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Cat would wait for her heart to return to normal before she went looking for something disgusting.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn


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